Ministry of Jal Shakti
ODF Plus Manuals under Swachh Bharat Mission  Phase II Released
SBM  Phase -II Is Poised To Support Over Two Lakh Villages Achieve Solid & Liquid Waste Management Arrangements Through An Investment Of Over Rs. 40,700 Crores: Shri Shekhawat
Manuals on Management of Grey Water, Plastic Waste, Faecal Sludge, Biodegradable Waste & IEC released
Manuals To Support States, Districts& Rural Local Bodies In Implementing Solid & Liquid Waste Management Initiatives
Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and the Minister of State for Jal Shakti& Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel released the ODF Plus Manuals under Swachh Bharat Mission  Phase -II at an event here today organized by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation . The launched manuals pertain to key components of ODF Plus  and provides detailed information on technologies, technical specifications of assets, estimated costs and possible O & M arrangements. DDWS has developed manuals to support states, districts, and rural local bodies implement solid and liquid waste management initiatives.
Addressing the media after the release of Manuals, Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that SBMG has transformed rural India by manifesting into a Jan Andolan for sanitation under the guidance and leadership of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi achieving Open Defecation Free  rural India milestone in mission mode . Taking forward the extraordinary success, Phase -II of the SBM  aiming at achieving ODF Plus goal was launched early last year, which focuses on ODF sustainability and Solid and Liquid Waste Management  aiming at comprehensive cleanliness in villages.
The Union Minister stressed on the importance of access to safe sanitation facilities in terms of social, economic and health benefits to rural community members especially the vulnerable and marginalized community. The manuals launched today will contribute significantly towards capacity building and knowledge enrichment at various levels strengthening SBMG Phase II initiatives.
Shri Shekhawat also added that for FY 2021-22 as part of approved Annual Implementation Plan ; SBM  Phase -II is poised to support over two lakh villages achieve solid and liquid waste management  arrangements through an investment of over Rs. 40,700 crores. While the Central share would be around Rs. 14,000 crores, the States shall spend over Rs.8300 crores. Funds to the tune of Rs. 12,730 crores will be made available through the Fifteenth Finance Commission and over Rs.4,100 through convergence with MGNREGS. Programme Implementation this fiscal year will see construction of over 50 lakh Individual Household toilets , one Lakh Community toilets, Plastic Waste Management Units in over 2400 Blocks of India, Grey Water Management in around 1.82 lakh villages, Gobardhan projects in 386 Districts, and Faecal sludge management arrangements in over 250 Districts.
Addressing the media, Minister of State, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel said under the inspiring leadership of Prime Minister and his strong will power, India achieved the massive challenge of ODF declaration of all villages in mission mode in five years . As Swachhata is an eternal journey, the Phase II of SBM  aims at achieving the goal of complete cleanliness or Sampoorna Swachhata by addressing ODF SLWM issues. This can be achieved by ensuring collective responsibility and commitment. The manuals released today will equip all with relevant and necessary technical information, technologies, and references.
The success of SBM  – the largest ever behavior change programme in the world, can also be attributed to the extensive focus on capacity building of a range of key stakeholders. An important aspect of SBMG Phase -II is continuous engagement and capacity strengthening of all stakeholders at various levels to ensure effective and expedited implementation. The availability of reference materials pertaining to program’s approach, technical specifications, cost estimates, technical drawings etc. for various elements of ODF Plus is important.
The Biodegradable Waste Management  manual focuses on important processes and activities related to segregation, Collection and Transportation, Treatment and disposal of biodegradable solid waste . It also highlights various technology options available like Composting techniques at various levels .
The Greywater management  manual addressed the 3Rs  which focuses on minimizing the generation of greywater  and effective treatment using various technologies like Community leach pit, Waste Stabilization pond, constructed wetlands, Phytroid, Decentralized Wastewater Treatment system, Soil Bio Technology and others.
The Plastic Waste Management  manual provides details on necessary steps to establish a system of segregation, collection and storage and setting up of Plastic Waste Management Unit at various levels for further processing into useful products and forward linkage in other sectors. The manual will help in building capacity of functionaries at district, block and rural local bodies for minimizing plastic consumption and addressing single use plastic  waste in particular.
The Faecal Sludge Management  manual provides technical information on the selected technology based on the FSM implementation approach as outlined in the SBM  Phase-II guidelines. It also provides design and engineering for the technologies specified in the guidelines. This manual will help district officials in the preparation of Detailed Project Reports , construction of Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants  and their Operation and Maintenance.
The Information, Education and Communication  manual will serve as a reference guide to all programme managers, implementers and communicators around each ODF Plus components. Aiming at behavior change of the community, the manual will be useful in facilitating the development of quality communication and capacity development tools which integrate the key elements of community-led/IEC approaches.
SBM  Phase-II has been uniquely designed to leverage the capacity of individuals and communities in rural India to create a people’s movement to ensure that the ODF status of rural areas is sustained, people continue to practice safe hygienic behaviour and that all villages have solid and liquid waste management arrangements. The Government of India, in February 2020, approved Phase-II of the SBM  with a total outlay of Rs. 1,40,881 crores to focus on the sustainability of Open Defecation Free  status and Solid and Liquid Waste Management . SBM  Phase-II is planned to be a unique model of convergence between different verticals of financing and various schemes of Central and State Governments.
ODF Plus Manuals link:https://swachhbharatmission.gov.in/sbmcms/technical-notes.htm